Effects of crude oil and chemical disper
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C. B. Cook; A. H. Knap
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Article
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1983
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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An eight-hour exposure of Diploria strigosa (Dana) to a mixture of Arabian Light crude oil (19ppm) and the chemical dispersant "Corexit 9527" (1 ppm) in a flowing seawater system reduced photosynthesis by symbiotic zooxanthellae by 85 %, while either oil or dispersant alone had no effect. The greate